Oh how we Love to Sail and Northern New England has been so good to us. You could spend a lifetime dunking in the coves and crevices of the Maine coast. The scenery is breath-taking with the ragged coastlines and the color changes in the shorelines from the tidal changes. There is almost always a lighthouse to see and wonder about its history.
Due to bad weather we spent a couple of nights anchored in Long Cove, part of Tenants Harbor. Oh what a beautiful spot for nature enthusiasts. Just sitting in the cockpit you hear the call of the small duck as curious about you as you are about them, and the gulls, and the other assorted birds of the area. Even though we were in a huge Bay the lobster boats would see how close to Jay Sea Dee they could get and what kind of rocking and rolling they could create…starting before dawn. Whatever works for you guys 
Onward to Vinal Haven with no engine and the sails blowing gently with the wind. I had picked out Seal Cove so we could anchor. We were one of two vessels there and had the serenity and scenic beauty of another of Maine’s treasure coves.
Another day of sailing. As us sailors say “saving another dinosaur” (when we don’t have to turn on the engine and can be under sail). It is Labor Day weekend so the harbors are filling up fast. Northeast Harbor said there was only one mooring available and we were still hours away. So we headed to Southwest Harbor on Mt. Desert Island. We will spend many days here exploring Acadia National Park. They have a great bus system on the island so we can catch a bus from here to one of many other Harbors around the Island, including Bar Harbor. I can’t wait to enjoy the charm of this island.
The lobster buoys caught my eye today. There was even a pink polka-dot one.
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